Subaru Forester 2019-2026 Owners Manual / Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags / SRS airbag (Supplemental Restraint System airbag) / Example of the type of accident / Examples of the types of accidents in which the SRS side airbag and SRS
curtain airbag are not designed to deploy in most cases
Subaru Forester: Example of the type of accident / Examples of the types of accidents in which the SRS side airbag and SRS curtain airbag are not designed to deploy in most cases
- The vehicle is involved in frontal collision with another vehicle (moving or stationary).
- The vehicle is struck from behind.
- The vehicle pitches end over end.
In the event of accidents like those illustrated, the SRS side airbag and SRS curtain airbag are not designed to deploy in most cases.
- First impact
- Second impact
- SRS curtain airbag
- SRS side airbag
In an accident where the vehicle is struck from the side more than once, the SRS side airbag and SRS curtain airbag deploy only once on the first impact.
Example: In the case of a double side impact collision, first with one vehicle and immediately followed by another from the same direction, once the SRS side airbag and SRS curtain airbag are activated on the first impact, they will not be activated on the second.
SRS airbag system monitors
SRS airbag system warning light
A diagnostic system continually monitors
the readiness of the SRS airbag system
(including front seatbelt pretensioners)
with the ignition switch in the “ON” position...
Other information:
Subaru Forester 2019-2026 Owners Manual: Examples of the types of accidents in which it is possible that the driver’s/driver’s and front passenger’s SRS frontal airbag(s) will deploy
Only the driver’s SRS frontal airbag or both driver’s and front passenger’s SRS frontal airbags may be activated when the vehicle sustains a hard impact in the undercarriage area from the road surface (such as when the vehicle plunges into a deep ditch, is severely impacted or knocked hard against an obstacle on the road such as a curb)...
Subaru Forester 2019-2026 Owners Manual: Brake system
Two separate circuits Your vehicle has two separate circuit brake systems. Each circuit works diagonally across the vehicle. If one circuit of the brake system should fail, the other half of the system still works. If one circuit fails, the brake pedal will go down much closer to the floor than usual and you will need to press it down much harder...
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